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J. F. FOLZ COMBINED FLAP RETAINER AND MATCH RETAINER Filed August 13,1925 Nov. 9 1926.

Patented Nov. 9, 192%.

.za-a as JQHN F. FOLZ, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CQIi/IBINED FLAP RETAINER AND MATCH RETAINER.

Application filed August 13, 1925.

The object of my inven ion is to devise novel means for retaining inclosed position the ends or tlaps'of packages or containers, and, whilenot limited to such use it is es pecially adapted to retain in closedposition the end flaps of cigarette packages and also, if desired tocarry the matches.

With the above and other objects in view, as will hereinafter .ioreclearly appear, my to invention con'iprehends a novel construction of aflap retainer which may also serve as a match container.

It further comprehends a novel clampingdevice, consisting of a strip ofmaterial hav- In ing means to engage the flap or end closure of apackage or box to retain such parts in their closed condition to preventthe accidental removal of articles contained in the package. e

Other novel. features of construction and advantage will hereinaftermore clearly appear in the detailed description and the ap pendedclaims.

For the-purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown in theaccompanying drawing a typical embodiment of it, which, in practice,will give reliable and satisfactory results. It is, however. to beunderstood that this embodiment is typical only and that the variousinstrunientalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and organized, and that the invention is not, therefore,limited to the precise arr ngement and organization of theseinstruinen'talities as herein set forth.

Figure l is a top plan view of a flap and match retainer embodying myinvention, the package being shown in outline.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the reiii 40 tainer seen in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of another em bodiment of my invention.Figure 5 is a perspective view of another Serial No. 43,875.

Referring to the drawings in the iacka 'ina' of cigarettes, thev areends of the lining and foil are folded inwardly to form fiaps hich atone end are secured in closed po by a hesive and at the opposite end bya revenue stamp.

After an end flap has been once o ened, no means are provided forretaining the flap closed, so that, after the opened package has; beenplaced in the pocket of the user, the cigarettes work out of the packageand the tobacco in the ci arettes work out of the ends of the cigarettesand many ofthem are thus rendered useless.

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3, 1designates the packages having any desired or conventional constructionof end closures or flaps. 2 designates the retainer, the body portion ofwhich extends longitudinal and terminates in the bent ends 3 which arespaced apart the proper distance to engage the end flaps or closures ofthe package to retain them closed position. l designates a book matchpackage which is secured to the retainer by a. clip 5 so that the bookmatch package is integral with the retainer.

The retainer 2 is slipped from the pack age, a cigarette withdrawn, andlighted. The flap is then closed, and the retainer is then closed, andthe retainer assembled with the package to form a fiat package with theflaps in closed position.

The retainer 2 is preferably formed from a single piece of material, asis the retainer 6 in Figure 4, wherein the strip of which it is formedis bent lateral as at 7 and then downwardly as at 8 upon itself to forma head which embraces a side of the packag The retainer 6 is secured tothe boo matches 9 by clips 10 and the free ens: terminate in flapclosing portions 11, similar to those seen in Figure 1. It is alsowithin the scope of this invention to use two substantially Ushapedretainers 12, disposed at right angles to each other and passing throughand lined to a book match package 18, as seen in Figure 5. It is alsowithin the scope of my invention to have a substantially d-shapedretainer 14 provided with an exterior pocket 15, fixed thereto in anydesired manner, for example by soldering or swaging, see Fig- (ill ure6. In Figure 7, the construction is the same as that shown in Figure 6'except that i In the embodiments seen in Figure 8, the retainer 19consists of substantially i.-

shaped strip which intermediate the ends of its body portion is loopedoutwardly to form a grasping portion 20 for manipu lating the retainer.

The retainer can be secured to the cigarette pa liege by the label, orby an additional strip oi material 21 secured around or to the byadhesive. This strip 21 n'iay have an ()1 Wing 22 through which thegraspingportion 20 of the retainer or it may be of such material that,when relative rotation of the strip and pack: 1 takes place, it willpuncture the strip.

In Figure 9, the retainer consists of an L-shaped plate 23 to receivethe package and having'one end laterally deflected toforin a flexible orresilient flap retainer 24.

In Figure 10, the retainer is rotatably carried by the package as inFigure 8 but has only one flap retainer 25, and at its opposite end itis bent outwardly as at 26 to form a grasping handle. This retainer maybe secured to the package by the label or by an additional strip 27secured to or around the label.

In all the forms of my invention as herein shown, the retainer may beformed of wire or of bands having any desired contour in cross sectionand of any desired size or width and may serve as a carrier for the eosLeo book matches and if desired. form, in many cases, a unit ofstructure therewith.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful combined.flap retainer and match retainer which embodies the features oi?advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement oi the invention andthe above description, and that while I have, in the present instance,shown and described a preferred embodiment thereof which will give inpractice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be mid-erstood t atthis embodiment is suscep tible of mod: ication in various particularswithout departing from thespirit or scope of the invention orsacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-:

1. The combination package having an inner lining, an outer foil, and alabel exterior of the foil, 01 a flap retainer comprising a strip ofmaterial relatively movable with respect to the package and contactingwith the label, one end of said retainer being deflected to engage anend flap oi the package to retain it in closed position.

2. The combination with. a cigarette package having a strip surroundingit, of a flap retainer passing beneath said strip and having; deflectedends to engage the end flaps of the cigarette package, said retainerhaving a deflected portion passing through said strip to form avgraspinghandle to cause a partial rotation of the flap retainer.

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